The Saints remaining schedule ain't roses, and the offense won't be able to maintain every week to make up for the defense, and of course they have yet to win a game.

Brees will be 34 next year and being on pace for having 5 of the Top 10 single season attempts isn't a testament to youth when you think about his arm.

And are the Saints getting any younger?

I'd consider the possibility.

Brees would of course be tremendous trade value and with the NFL the way it is, the Saints could re-emerge as contenders in 1-2 years.

Not with that RIDICULOUS amount of guaranteed money. What is it...$60 million or something?

No team is gonna bite that bullet with a QB that age, at least I don't think.

I'm probably wrong here but I'm pretty sure it was $40 million, and the Saints already paid it as it was 30-something million in signing bonus, and the rest of the guaranteed money was in his base salary this year. So essentially if the Saints cut him here they lose $7 million in dead money per season until 2017 because the bonus will likely be prorated. So if Brees was traded to a team, that team would only be responsible for his base salaries which start at $10 million for 2013 and rise all the way to $20 million in 2016, his final year.

That's not the way it works, the signing bonus is prorated as long as the player is still there playing, if they traded brees, it would mean a $25M cap hit next year. No way in hell that's happening.

In that case yeah there was absolutely no chance they get rid of Brees. They probably can't even afford to, plus I highly doubt they would want to._________________Bird Watch: Jordan Matthews: 42 Rec // 507 Yds // 3 TDs

Brees is still an elite QB in my mind and trading him away for an unproven commodity who may or may not even be good (let alone at Brees' level) is not a wise gamble to make. I think the Saints will get back on track anyway and not even sniff the top pick. And Sean Payton is back next year._________________Adopt-a-Cowboy: Demarcus Lawrence- 11 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF, 9 hurries, 3 run stuffs

If the Saints end up with the #1 pick, Brees should never be called an elite QB again.

Better yet, even in the top 5.

A team with Brady, Rodgers, Peyton, or Eli, would never be in position to draft that high.

Exactly. Eli >>>> Brees

You're funny. I didn't know Brees played both defense and offense. He can be elite and still lose. Just because our defense can't stop wet tissue paper doesn't make Drew any less of a QB. Brees performs and puts points and yards up at elite levels with LESS to work with on offense and defense than ANY of those QBs...well maybe not NY. But then again, we don't have near the defense the giants do._________________